Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Pro-worker measures among pile of unfinished congressional business
January 6, 2020Like so many other measures, the Equal Pay Act is languishing in the “socialist” pigeonhole proclaimed by McConnell.
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U.S.
Democratic lawmakers score Trump for drone strike killing of Suleimani
January 3, 2020Illegal move by the president threatens to trigger a new Mideast war with worldwide consequences.
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Labor
Federal appeals courts give workers some wins
January 2, 2020Unlike the Supreme Court, some federal appeals courts issued important pro-worker rulings in 2019.
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Politics
Sanders, Warren keep class central to debate; raise opponents’ reliance on billionaires
December 20, 2019Sanders and Warren tangled with Biden and Buttigieg over single-payer health care and campaign finance.
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U.S.
AFGE says its push led to paid parental leave for all federal workers
December 20, 2019Union's strong push led to creation of paid parental leave for 2 million federal workers, a provision tucked into the final defense spending legislation.
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Labor
USMCA: Mixed messages from union leaders precede House OK of ‘New NAFTA’
December 19, 2019While an improvement, USMCA is not a template for a progressive vision of trade that puts at its core good jobs and rising wages.
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U.S.
Spending bill gives Trump border wall money, but workers make some gains
December 19, 2019There won’t be another Trump government shutdown, unlike last December and January.
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U.S.
Hundreds of thousands demand impeachment, removal of Trump
December 18, 2019Hundreds of thousands of people have flooded the streets of cities from coast to coast to demand the U.S. House impeach Trump.
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